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Yellow Trail and Spisak Way

based on 12 tracks & routes #3 hike out of 6 in
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7.1 mi
Distance
3 hrs 57 min
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terrain
849 ft
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Overview

This is a moderate loop trail in Shandaken Wild Forest.

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Distracted Hiker 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Catskills: Rochester Hollow
This covers THREE trails, a lot of ruins in the area from Colonel Rochester Estate and earlier farms
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Wrigley 9 years ago
Rochester Hollow
Nice easy hike up the hill on well marked smooth trails through the forest.
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Ishmael 1 month, 4 weeks ago
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Dragonfly Dreams 1 year, 5 months ago
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Clint Sikes 1 year, 5 months ago
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Alternate Routes

  1. Colonel Rochester Trail and Spisak Way
    ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.4 mi

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